diff --git a/src/bpf_core_read.h b/src/bpf_core_read.h
index 5aec301..0d3e88b 100644
--- a/src/bpf_core_read.h
+++ b/src/bpf_core_read.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef __BPF_CORE_READ_H__
 #define __BPF_CORE_READ_H__
 
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
 /*
  * enum bpf_field_info_kind is passed as a second argument into
  * __builtin_preserve_field_info() built-in to get a specific aspect of
@@ -292,6 +294,17 @@ enum bpf_enum_value_kind {
 #define bpf_core_read_user_str(dst, sz, src)				    \
 	bpf_probe_read_user_str(dst, sz, (const void *)__builtin_preserve_access_index(src))
 
+extern void *bpf_rdonly_cast(const void *obj, __u32 btf_id) __ksym __weak;
+
+/*
+ * Cast provided pointer *ptr* into a pointer to a specified *type* in such
+ * a way that BPF verifier will become aware of associated kernel-side BTF
+ * type. This allows to access members of kernel types directly without the
+ * need to use BPF_CORE_READ() macros.
+ */
+#define bpf_core_cast(ptr, type)					    \
+	((typeof(type) *)bpf_rdonly_cast((ptr), bpf_core_type_id_kernel(type)))
+
 #define ___concat(a, b) a ## b
 #define ___apply(fn, n) ___concat(fn, n)
 #define ___nth(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8, _9, _10, __11, N, ...) N